The black and white view of Howard Hughes surrounded by unidentified people at the Chicago Municipal Airport. Printed on a paper included with the photograph: "Millionaire Speed King. Howard Hughes, Multimillionaire movie producer and speed flyer, at the Chicago Municipal Airport preparing for a flight to Los Angeles, Calif., in which he hopes to set a new speed record. Credit Line (ACME) 5/14/36."
From the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Photograph Collection (PH-00152) -- On the back it reads, "Groundbreaking for new church." From left to right on the foreground is Rev. E.A Wessel, Pastor with plans in hand and Mayor E.W. Cragin turning over the first spadeful of dirt. Left to right in the background is City Commissioner Aruthur F. Smith, Jr., George E. Franklin (the contractor), Mrs. Matilda Bergrren, Mrs. Lloyd Powell, Mrs. Albert Hermenjat, Lloyd Powell (President of the Church), Aloysius Mcdonald, (the architect). Photo from the review journal.
Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "As Howard Hughes took off from Coast for flight east. Los Angeles, California-- The huge Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" of Howard Hughes, millionaire oil man and speed flyer, taking off from here for the flight to New York, from where he will take off for Paris. Credit Line (ACME) 7/4/1938."
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes gets air award. Hollywood, Cal. - Howard Hughes, millionaire spotman flyer, with special events announcer Clinton Twiss at the Hollywood studios of NBC where the flyer was cited for his round-the-world flight in 91 hours and 14 minutes. Hughes was recently awarded the Collier Trophy given annually for the "greatest achievement in aviation in America."